Glendale and Montrose Railway
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The Glendale and Montrose Railway Company was an interurban
electrified railway in Southern California
, in the United States of America.
It was built from Glendale
through Montrose to Eagle Rock in 1909 and to La Crescenta in 1913. Its trains traversed Union Pacific tracks to reach Los Angeles
.
Interurban
An interurban, also called a radial railway in parts of Canada, is a type of electric passenger railroad; in short a hybrid between tram and train. Interurbans enjoyed widespread popularity in the first three decades of the twentieth century in North America. Until the early 1920s, most roads were...
electrified railway in Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
, in the United States of America.
It was built from Glendale
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California...
through Montrose to Eagle Rock in 1909 and to La Crescenta in 1913. Its trains traversed Union Pacific tracks to reach Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.